Improving Access to Spatial Information
Governments worldwide are becoming increasingly interested in the potential uses of public sector information. In Victoria, a recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector Information and Data, recognised that government data has a value far beyond that envisaged by the department that created it.
In response, the Victorian Government is putting in place a framework to enable government departments to manage their information assets and deliver Public Sector information to the broader community.
Read more:
IASI Information Sheet
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IASI Information Sheet (accessible version)
[MS Word Document - 75.0 KB]
Three core projects
DEPI's Information Services Branch (ISB) has implemented three projects to ensure improvements to information access:
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Metadata - to describe, manage and make that data easy to find and use |
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Custodianship - to encourage organisations and government departments to share their data within a formal and secure framework. |
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Data Publishing Service (DPS) - a tool to facilitate the loading of data into ISB's infrastructure, allowing the data to be searchable and to be distributed in a controlled way. |
For more information on this Program:
Contact the Program Manager, Strategy and Projects (ISB) Elizabeth Thomas on (03) 8636 2307 or email CustodianshipProgram@dse.vic.gov.au